A theory of successful product breakthrough management: learning from success
Abstract
Posits that developing breakthroughs is much more costly and risky than introducing simple product line extensions. Therefore, breakthroughs need to be managed differently. After developing a model to manage breakthroughs, generates a series of hypotheses and tests them against the information obtained from 30 major companies. The companies were chosen on the basis of one successful product that lasted over a decade in the marketplace. They were chosen from 143 product‐companies and only 30 of the products in question had survived. Provides important information regarding the management of breakthroughs.
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Citation
Coskun Samli, A. and Weber, J.A.E. (2000), "A theory of successful product breakthrough management: learning from success", Journal of Product & Brand Management, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 35-55. https://doi.org/10.1108/10610420010316320
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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